Baptism of Russia Day
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On this day which coincides with the Day of St.Prince Vladimir of Kyiv Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia leads a solemn liturgy in Kyiv where Vladimir the Great, the Grand Prince of Kyiv, baptized Kyivan Rus in 988. The Voice of Russia’s Milena Faustova reports.ANNOUNCER: The festivities in honor of Baptism of Russia Day started on the picturesque Vladimir Hill, where the statue of St.Vladimir the Great was put up at the end of the 19th century. Located on the high bank of the Dnieper, the statue testifies to the greatness of the feat performed by Vladimir, the Grand Prince of Kyiv, Patriarch >>>